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*''Born: [[1844]]/2/18''
*''Born: [[1844]]/2/18''
*''Died: 1919/4/18''
*''Died: 1919/4/18''
*''Other Names'': 憲章 ''(Noriaki)'', 喜平治 ''(Kiheiji)''
*''Japanese'': [[上杉]]茂憲 ''(Uesugi Mochinori)''
*''Japanese'': [[上杉]]茂憲 ''(Uesugi Mochinori)''
Uesugi Mochinori<ref>Smits relates Uesugi's biography under the name Uesugi Shigenori. It is unclear whether this is an alternate name, or a misreading of the name 「茂憲」。</ref> was the second governor of [[Okinawa Prefecture]], serving in that position from [[1881]]-[[1883]].
Uesugi Mochinori<ref>Smits relates Uesugi's biography under the name Uesugi Shigenori. It is unclear whether this is an alternate name, or a misreading of the name 「茂憲」。</ref> was the second governor of [[Okinawa Prefecture]], serving in that position from [[1881]]-[[1883]].
Mochinori was born into the [[Uesugi clan]], lords of [[Yonezawa han]], and served as the final lord of that domain, from [[1869]] until the [[abolition of the han]] in [[1871]].
Mochinori was born into the [[Uesugi clan]], lords of [[Yonezawa han]], and served as the final lord of that domain, from [[1869]] until the [[abolition of the han]] in [[1871]]. He had his ''[[genpuku]]'' in [[1860]] and was at that time promoted to the Lower Junior Fourth Rank and granted the titles of Jijû and Shikibutaifu.
He took over as governor of Okinawa in 1881, and is known for his efforts to improve conditions for ordinary Okinawans. Mochinori personally toured the island and, seeking the ''[[yukatchu]]'' (aristocrats / local lords) as oppressing the peasants too severely, and made efforts to remove them from power. As a result, many ''yukatchu'' and other local officials and landlords fled to China or elsewhere.
He took over as governor of Okinawa in 1881, and is known for his efforts to improve conditions for ordinary Okinawans. Mochinori personally toured the island and, seeking the ''[[yukatchu]]'' (aristocrats / local lords) as oppressing the peasants too severely, and made efforts to remove them from power. As a result, many ''yukatchu'' and other local officials and landlords fled to China or elsewhere.
